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FC Bravos join thousands for "Juárez en Accion"
September 22, 2016
On September 3 and 4, the Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar invited the Juárez community to participate in Juárez en Acción – a weekend of activities designed to promote gender equality, a peaceful environment, and healthy eating and active living in the municipality of Ciudad Juárez.
Individuals were asked to be part of Juárez en Acción by signing up on the Fundación website to participate in any physical activity to improve their health or the community. More than 40 activities were reported throughout the city, mobilizing more than 2,400 people.
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New Deputy Director of Program and Policy at IHL
September 20, 2016
Welcome to Janine Laskowski Gallinar in her new position as Deputy Director of Programs for the Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living (IHL).
Ms. Gallinar comes to the IHL with extensive experience in program development and management. As Deputy Director of IHL, she will work with partners and community to lead applied healthy eating and active living program and policy initiatives in the Paso del Norte region.
Ms. Gallinar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas and holds a BSW from Cabrini College and a MSW from Rutgers University.
The Paso del Norte Institute for…
Congratulations Judy - 2016 Women of IMPACT
September 19, 2016
On September 28, six women from El Paso will be recognized by El Paso Inc. as the 2016 Women of IMPACT. These women were selected for their dedication and significant impact they have made in the El Paso community.
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation (PdNHF) is pleased to congratulate Judy Robison as one of the honorees. Judy is a passionate and hardworking volunteer in our region and beyond. She is a current member of the PdNHF board, where she chairs the Allocations Committee and co-chaired the PdNHF’s 20th Anniversary celebration. She is also the current chair of the Texas Cultural…
Get Ready for El Paso Giving Day
September 19, 2016
El Paso Giving Day, officially launched to the public on Wednesday, August 31. If you missed it, view the Facebook live feed click here. 132 El Paso nonprofits have signed up for this first day-of-giving in our community. Mark your calendar so you can donate to one (or several) of these charitable organizations on Giving Day.
Want to get involved in this inaugural effort to support the charitable organizations that give so much to the community where we live, work and play? Here are some ideas on how you can get involved in El Paso Giving…
Teens Against Tobacco Use - Peer-teaching model spreads the message
September 14, 2016
Call it the power of partnerships. El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health - El Paso Regional Campus (UT Health), and Paso del Norte Health Foundation (PdNHF) are working together to educate youth about the dangers of tobacco.
Teens Against Tobacco Use is a collaboration that started in 2014-15 when Dr. Louis Brown, assistant professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at UT Health, implemented the delivery of 160 anti-tobacco presentations by 60 students, reaching more than 2,500 students…
Eat your veggies, get a prize? It works
September 14, 2016
Can children in middle school learn to eat their fruits and vegetables? Students at Hillcrest Middle School, Rio Bravo Middle School, and Valley View Middle School were put to the test as part of a project coordinated by New Mexico State University, Ysleta Independent School District, and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
The goal to increase fruit and vegetable consumption was set using techniques originating from a classical learning theory that reinforces and rewards healthy behaviors through deployment of small monetary incentives and through health-related messages during the…
Working to prevent dating violence
September 14, 2016
As students return to school in the fall, several will participate in a pilot program on teen dating violence prevention: Me and You Curriculum. At the request of the El Paso Independent School District, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation collaborated with Health Advocates, LLC to assist with the design and pilot testing of a regional dating violence prevention curriculum for middle and high school students.
Parents, school personnel, and students from local districts in Deming, NM, and El Paso, TX, participated in a needs assessment on dating violence prevention initiatives in their…
Finding ways to get kids to eat better - Edible Education reaches more students
September 14, 2016
La Semilla Food Center and its Edible Education program speak directly to the impact the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) initiative is having along the Las Cruces corridor.
That’s why La Semilla and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation have partnered to expand the popular Edible Education to up to eight schools in the Las Cruces and Gadsden school districts during the 2016-17 academic year.
“The goal of our Edible Education curriculum is to influence the preferences, attitudes, and eating behaviors of students in favor of healthier foods and…
Programs make an impact in Paso del Norte region schools
September 14, 2016
Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) grantees in Mexico are working hard to make a measurable difference in health by providing children with healthy meals and physical activity opportunities through programs linked to the school day (before, during, or after school).
In Juárez, Arbol de Vida offers nutritious meals before and after school along with physical activity programming. Ciudadanos Comprometidos con la Paz (CCOMPAZ) provides meals, teaches portion control and healthy food preparation, and offers physical activities for children. **In…
New map aims to raise awareness of factors that shape health and spur action
September 8, 2016
An El Paso life expectancy map shows that opportunities to lead a long and healthy life vary dramatically by neighborhood. Babies born in the Fort Bliss ZIP code of 79906 can expect to live 10 years longer than babies born in the ZIP code right next door, 79925, while the difference between Fort Bliss and Anthony (ZIP code 79821) is 13 years. The map is part of a series from the VCU Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. What can we do to #CloseHealthGaps across ZIP codes?
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